The crazy world of football contract clauses
According to files leaked in The Sunday Times footballer Mario Balotelli was rewarded by Liverpool with a million pounds for not spitting during a season.
Speaking to 5 live鈥檚 Stephen Nolan, sports journalist Richard Beech said football contract clauses 鈥渇rom the eye-watering to the hilarious.鈥�
鈥淩azor Ruddock in the early noughties could be docked 10% of his weekly wage if he was over 100 kilograms, which is about the weight of rugby player Owen Farrell, just to put that into context.鈥�
This clip is originally from 5 live's Stephen Nolan Programme on Sunday 4 December 2016.
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